News tagged with flat panel displays

Flat-panel TV shipments predicted to fall

U.S. flat-panel television shipments are expected to dip for the first time on an annual basis this year, ending an unbroken string of growth since the segment was created.

Technology / Business

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A computer screen you can fold

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have discovered a better way to make flat-panel displays that could one day lead to computer screens you roll up like a newspaper and wallpaper that lights ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sony, Samsung dissolve panel joint venture

Japan's Sony and South Korean rival Samsung are dissolving their joint venture in liquid crystal display panels as Sony tries to stanch years of losses in its TV business.

Technology / Business

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers 'brighten' the future of OLED technology

Chlorine is an abundant and readily available halogen gas commonly associated with the sanitation of swimming pools and drinking water. Could a one-atom thick sheet of this element revolutionize the next generation of flat-panel ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

LG aims to secure 25 percent of world 3D TV market

South Korea's LG Electronics said Thursday it aims to secure a 25 percent share this year of the world's fast-growing 3D television market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Conical nanocarbon structures could lead to flexible, transparent field emission displays

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the past several years, researchers have used carbon nanotubes and nanofibers to fabricate a variety of transparent, flexible devices, such as OLEDs, transistors, and solar cells. But ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 4 feature

NEC Introduces Super-Resolution ASSP with LVDS Interface for Digital TVs and PC Monitors

NEC Electronics today announced its new super-resolution application-specific standard product (ASSP), the µPD9281GC.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung aims to quadruple LED-backlit TV sales

South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Sunday said it aimed to quadruple its sales of LED-backlit flat panel televisions to 10 million units this year.

Technology / Business

created Jan 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

S.Korea's LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs next year

South Korea's LG Electronics announced Tuesday it plans to sell 400,000 three-dimensional televisions next year by teaming up with local digital satellite broadcaster SkyLife.

Technology / Business

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SKorean TV giants tout differing technologies

The world's top two makers of flat-panel televisions are stressing the energy-saving virtues of different display technologies in their race to dominate a huge global market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2

LG Display to invest $2.6 bln for flat screens

South Korea's LG Display Co., one of the world's top LCD panel makers, has announced it would invest 3.27 trillion won (2.6 billion dollars) to meet the growing demand for flat-screen televisions.

Technology / Business

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan's AU Optronics, China firm to set up joint venture

Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp said Monday it would set up a flat panel display joint venture with China's Sichuan Changhong Electric Co as it tries to tap the huge Chinese market.

Technology / Business

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Transforming roofs from wasted space to energy source

(PhysOrg.com) -- A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6